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Business Enterprise, January entry
| Term | SINGLE | ||
| Year one: Starting a business | |||
| 1 Winter |
Introduction to Financial Accounting (15 units) Introduction to Marketing (7.5 units) Introduction to Office Software * (2) |
Starting a Business (1) (22.5 units) has the following
embedded courses in Term 1: Innovation & Entrepreneurship (7.5 units) Business Planning (7.5 units) Marketing (7.5 units) |
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| 2 Spring |
Introduction to Management Accounting (7.5 units) Quantitative Methods (7.5 units) Law for Business Enterprise 1 (7.5 units) |
Starting a Business (22.5) has the following
embedded courses in Term 2: Operations Management 1 (7.5 units) Service Management 1 (7.5 units) Computer Systems (7.5 units) |
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| Total Unit Value
Terms 1 & 2 - 90 units Preliminary Examinations for examined courses. Assessment of written business plan for 'Starting a Business' module. Venture capital pitch (oral examination) for business start-up funding. |
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| Year one: Business launch | |||
| 3 Summer |
Marketing: Building a Customer Focus (15 units) Management (7.5 units) |
Business Launch (3) (22.5 units) has the following embedded
courses in Term 3: Innovation & Entrepreneurship (7.5 units) Operations Management 2 (7.5 units) Financial Control (7.5 units) |
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| Student Business first quarterly review at end of Term 3 | |||
| 4 Autumn |
Business Information Systems (15 units) Economics of the Firm (7.5 units) |
Business Launch (22.5)
has the following embedded courses in Term 4: E-Business (7.5 units) Marketing Communication (7.5 units) |
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| Total Unit Value
Terms 3 & 4 - 90 units Part 1 Examination and Student Business Review end of Term 4 (includes assessment and / or exams for taught courses and six-month Student Quarterly Business Review) |
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| Year two: Business Operation | |||
| 5 Winter |
Finance & Accounting for Small Businesses (15 units) Risks in Business (7.5 units) |
Business Operation (4) (22.5 units) has
the following embedded courses in Term 5: Marketing: Implementation & Growth (7.5 units) Business Records (7.5 units) |
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| Student Business Quarterly Review end of Term 5 | |||
| 6 Spring |
Corporate Strategy and Strategic Management (15 units) Law for Business Enterprise (7.5 units) |
Business Operation (22.5 units) has
the following embedded courses in Term 6: Service Management 2 (7.5 units) Operations Management 3 (7.5 units) |
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| Total Unit Value Terms 5 & 6 - 90 units Part 2 Stage 1 Examination and student business review end of Term 6 (includes assessments and/or exams for taught courses and twelve-month Student Quarterly Business Review) |
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| Year two: Business Transition | |||
| 7 Summer |
Advertising (15 units) Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (15 units) |
Business Transition (4) (22.5 units) has the following
embedded courses in Term 7: Business Records (7.5 units) |
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| Student Business Quarterly Review end of Term 7 | |||
| 8 Autumn |
Human Resource Management (with special emphasis on managing people in small businesses) (15 units) | Business Transition (22.5 units) has the following
embedded courses in Term 8: Transition Strategy (7.5 units) |
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| Total Unit Value Terms 7 & 8 - 90 units Part 2 Stage 2 Examination and Final Student Business Review end of Term 8 (includes assessments and / or exams for taught courses) |
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Note 1: Students must attend all the courses / workshops contributing to the 'Starting a Business' course. Some tutors will require students to complete and pass class tests and/or course assessments in these sessions and students cannot normally continue with their studies in Part 1 until they have satisfied the course tutors in these subjects. All subjects embedded in this course contribute to the written business plan and the total unit value across the two terms is 45 units.
Note 2: During terms 1 and 2 students will also complete skills courses comprising study skills, team-working skills and the Introduction to Office Software Course. This is a skills course, which students must attend and it will be examined by course work and an examination. Students cannot normally continue with studies for Part 1 and certainly cannot graduate without passing all their skills courses.
Note 3: Students must attend all the courses / workshops contributing to the 'Business Launch' course. All subjects embedded in this course contribute to the Quarterly Business Review reports that must be presented at the end of the Summer and Autumn Terms and the total unit value across the two terms is 45 units.
Note 4: Students must attend all the courses / workshops contributing to the 'Business Operation' and 'Business Transition' courses. Some tutors will require students to complete and pass class tests and/or course assessments in these sessions and students cannot normally continue with their studies in Part 2 until they have satisfied the course tutors in these subjects. All subjects embedded in these courses contribute to the Quarterly Business Review reports that are to be presented at the end of each term and the total unit value across the two terms is 45 units.